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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
December 5, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Ooredoo, Zain and TASC Towers create the largest tower company in the MENA region valued at US$ 2.2 Billion
 
 
The tower entity is expected to achieve run-rate revenues close to USD 500 million annually, with an EBITDAaL (after leases) of more than USD 200 million annually upon the completion of closings in all individual countries – including Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq, Algeria, and Tunisia...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  AT&T collaborates with Ericsson to accelerate Open RAN in the U.S.
Member Logo AT&T has announced plans to lead the United States in commercial scale open radio access network (Open RAN) deployment. This industry-leading move, in collaboration with Ericsson, will further the telecommunications industry...
 
•  Winner in AI Solutions for Climate Change Competition announced at COP28
Member Logo Huawei has teamed up with multiple UN agencies in helping unlock the potential of AI in bolstering collective response to climate change at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), hosted by the UAE...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
CST announces joining the ITU’s Green Digital Action
The Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) announced joining the Green Digital Action with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which includes several international entities and agencies...
 
Colombia reveals four bidders for 5G spectrum
The communications ministry (MinTic) revealed participating at auction will be Claro, WOM, Movistar and Tigo partnership Union Temporal Colombia Movil-Telefonica, and Brazil-based provider Telecall Colombia...
 
Middle East
 
Gulf Bridge International Expands Digital Connectivity with New Oman POP
Gulf Bridge International (GBI), a key infrastructure provider in the Middle East, has announced the inauguration of its new Point of Presence (POP) at the Equinix MC1 Data Centre in Oman...
 
Lumi and MachinesTalk sign tech agreement
To revolutionize vehicle sharing and enable digital transformation, Lumi, a car rental company, has signed a five-year SR28 million (US$7.46 million) agreement with MachinesTalk, a leading IoT solutions provider in Saudi...
 
DFDF allocates up to 20 percent of US$270 million fund for climate tech
The Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF) has earmarked a substantial 20%, equivalent to AED200 million, of its AED1 billion (US$270 million) fund for supporting climate technology and innovation...
 
South Asia
 
SLT Digital Services to power e-commerce solution of Asian Hardware
This partnership brings together the expertise of Asian Hardware in the hardware retail sector and the technological prowess of SLT Digital Services, renowned for its innovative digital solutions...
 
Banglalink crowns Ennovators 7.0 Winners
Banglalink has crowned the winners of the 7th edition of Banglalink Ennovators, the largest digital ideation competition in the country...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
Tele Columbus launches TV/streaming platform PŸUR TV HD
German cable operator Tele Columbus is launching the hybrid TV and streaming platform PŸUR TV HD for its customers, which combines classic television with on-demand offerings...
 
Verizon to offer Netflix and Max in combined streaming bundle
US telco provider Verizon is to offer streaming giants Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max in a combined streaming bundle to its customers...
 
 
North Africa
 
Disruptech Ventures invests in Banknbox
This strategic partnership aims to introduce innovative services and unprecedented integrated solutions for banks and financial technology companies in the local and regional markets through its regional headquarters in...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
O2 Slovakia to start 3G shutdown next month
O2 Slovakia has announced that it will begin the phased switch-off of its 3G network towards the end of next month...
 
Chunghwa Telecom selects Singtel for 5G network slicing
Chunghwa Telecom reached an agreement to use Singapore operator Singtel’s cloud platform, Paragon, to deliver integrated services combining 5G network slicing with cloud applications...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
Globalsat Group to add Rivada LEO connectivity to its Americas coverage
Globalsat Group is partnering with satellite network operator Rivada Space Networks to provide access to a next-generation data network for customers in the energy, government, NGO, agriculture, utilities and transportation...
 
Team Telecom extends NGN to over 20,000 premises in Syunik Province
Team Telecom Armenia has extended the reach of its 25G-PON new generation network (NGN) to cover some 21,000 premises in all major towns in the southern province of Syunik...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
Kyivstar partners with AWS to migrate Ukranian firms to the cloud
Veon’s Ukrainian subsidiary Kyivstar announced it will partner with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to support businesses in Ukraine with cloud infrastructure and related services...
 
Orange opens data center in Gaborone, Botswana
The telco invested US$5.2 million in the project, located in the Botswana Digital Innovation Hub Science and Technology Park in the capital city...
 
Microsoft Copilot to receive new coding and multimodal search capabilities
Microsoft Corp. is updating Microsoft Copilot, its collection of conversational search services, with new features that will enable users to more easily find information and perform data science tasks...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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